Harmonic balancer remove with heads off?
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Harmonic balancer remove with heads off?
I am changing my cam and lifters on my C5. Heads are off and now its time for the balancer. I an looking and it looks like if I can get the engine up about 4-5 inches in the front I can avoid removing the rack. First question, has anyone tried it this way and what were the results? second,if I unbolt the rack, can it go down a few inches and at the same time can I jack up, (or engine hoist up) the engine enough to get past the rack? I am just not looking forward to removing the rack if I dont have to.
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after you disconnect the motor mounts its not going to move that far. unbolt the rack, one hose connection and move it up to the passenger side and you will have plenty of room to pull the balancer, this is another thing that is not that big deal to remove
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Before you disconnect the steering shaft I'd advise you to tie off the steering wheel to the shifter with a bungee cord or rope to prevent the steering wheel from rotating or spinning freely once it's disconnected.
It will mess up the steering position sensor and possibly do damage to airbag clock spring.
It will mess up the steering position sensor and possibly do damage to airbag clock spring.
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Before you disconnect the steering shaft I'd advise you to tie off the steering wheel to the shifter with a bungee cord or rope to prevent the steering wheel from rotating or spinning freely once it's disconnected.
It will mess up the steering position sensor and possibly do damage to airbag clock spring.
It will mess up the steering position sensor and possibly do damage to airbag clock spring.
I'd pull the rack, personally. It needs to be out of the way for the cam change anyway. Unbolt it, disconnect lines and steering shaft, and you're good to go. Move and rotate to the driver side (that steering shaft clump loves to get caught on stuff) and then once the passenger side is clear, drop it down and pull out.
